President Trump delivered a clear, concise message about his stated goals and the timeliness in which he expects to accomplish them: stop the invasion at our border, cut spending and let the free market drive energy production, stop bowing to the electric vehicle lobby and radical climate change activists, stop allowing other countries to rob our people of their wealth, and end DEI.

(Worthy News) – Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s inaugural claim that the U.S. would “take back” control of the Panama Canal.
“We gave it to Panama and we’re taking it back,” Trump declared in his inaugural address. He accused the Panamanian government of disregarding U.S. interests, overcharging American ships — including U.S. Navy vessels — and effectively handing control of the crucial maritime route between the Pacific and Caribbean to China.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Robert Craig Films unveiled the official trailer and key art today for its upcoming debut feature film, NO ADDRESS, in theatres nationwide and presented by Fathom Entertainment beginning February 28. NO ADDRESS shares the personal journeys of those experiencing homelessness, reminding us that homelessness could happen to anyone.
The stellar cast of NO ADDRESS includes Lucas Jade Zumann (20TH CENTURY WOMEN, “Anne with an E,” “Chicago Fire”), Beverly D’Angelo (NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION, “Entourage,” VEGAS VACATION), Isabella Ferreira (CRUSH, “Love, Victor,” “Orange is the New Black”), William Baldwin (“Gossip Girl,” “Parenthood,” FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL), Xander Berkeley (TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, “The Walking Dead,” “24”), Ty Pennington (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Trading Spaces”), Kristanna Loken (TERMINATOR 3, “Boy Meets World”), Patricia Velasquez (THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS, “Arrested Development”) and Ashanti (COACH CARTER, JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE).
(ORIGINALLY TITLED: A VERY TRUMP CHRISTMAS)
Written by Tony Olson, and first published by Gem State Patriot News—December 23, 2016
(Modified slightly by W. H. LAMB for The Times Examiner)
Even though the Christmas season has passed, I know that the readers of The Times Examiner, many of whom are supporters of our new President #47, Donald Trump, will appreciate the sentiments and the wit of the author, Tony Olson, who writes regularly on gemstatepatriot.com/blog. A slightly different version was published on Jan. 16, 2017 by 100percentfedup.com. I trust that you will get as much of a “chuckle” from it as I did. It was originally written upon President Trump’s FIRST election victory, so I’ve modified it a bit to bring it up to date. (whl)

Judy and George meet up at the church one evening for marital counseling at the behest of Pastor Phil. George thinks that Judy has texted him to come, and Judy thinks that George has texted her to come. By the way, Pastor Phil never does show up.
What's going on here? Who has set up this counseling session? After a few minutes of bickering, George leaves to go home so that he can watch a basketball game on TV, leaving a weepy Judy all alone in the otherwise dark, vacant church – but not for long.

Southern California wildfires continue to blaze out of control, besieging the Los Angeles basin from the north and west. Fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and elsewhere ran dry as firemen strove to defend entire neighborhoods all at once. Hurricane-force winds and an unusually dry winter have already taken 10 lives and destroyed thousands of buildings — including celebrity homes — in what may be the costliest wildfire season to date.
Some celebrities have vented their frustration against the governing officials who presided over this disaster. “We pay the highest taxes in California,” complained actress Sara Foster. “Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared. Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish. Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor.” Sarah Michelle Gellar wrote, “City of LA you want everyone to evacuate yet you have complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping.”
During World War II, the number of active-duty US Military personnel serving in 1945 reached a peak of over 12 million US military personnel. The ratio of Flag Officers (Generals and Admirals) to subordinate military personnel was 1 Flag Officer for 6,000 subordinate military personnel. Today the ratio of Flag Officers to subordinate military personnel is top heavy with 1 Flag Officers for 600 subordinate military personnel. The following discussion explains why the number of Flag Officers and their Woke policies should be severely modified.

Last week’s eulogies for Jimmy Carter included honoring some of the mistakes he made as president, such as Carter’s giveaway of the Panama Canal. Walter Mondale’s son read his father’s tribute to Carter, which included this whopper: “He proposed and signed the law extending the period for states to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, which now, finally, has been ratified by three quarters of the states.”

After her 8 year old daughter was misdiagnosed and paralyzed unnecessarily at the age of 8, Leila Dudley has been a lifelong advocate for those who are or have been subjected to medical malpractice. This is her letter to the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee regarding Gov. McMaster’s recent nomination of Dr. Edward Simmer as the Director of the new Public Health Department:
Dear Chairman Verdin and Committee Members:
I appreciate so much the efforts you provide within the Medical Affairs Committee on behalf of the health of South Carolinians.
I am writing to let you know that I strongly oppose the nomination of Dr. Simmer to head the newly created Department of Public Health for the State of South Carolina.
[The following piece was written and originally published in September 2021, shortly after the removal of General Lee’s statue in Richmond.]
A “progressive” gang of orcs and goblins just pulled down Robert E. Lee’s statue in Richmond. None of those filthy miscreants would have been fit, morally or intellectually, to kiss the General’s muddy boot. What those fools don’t realize – amid their devilish celebratory glee – is that history – God’s Providence – is now changing course.
Battered from without; betrayed from within – the South – with its hated Christian conservatism – lives on. As the illegitimate, inept and tyrannical Biden regime implodes on the world’s stage, Texas and Florida are leading true, red America out of the evil, Marxist-atheist, Yankee empire.

(Worthy News) – China is reportedly building “D-Day style” landing barges specifically designed to deploy People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vehicles onto Taiwanese beaches, suggesting preparations for a potential full-scale invasion, according to the UK Telegraph.
Naval News reported that up to five landing barges are under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China. Resembling the Mulberry Harbours from the World War II Normandy invasion, these barges feature novel designs and rapid construction. Although a smaller prototype surfaced in 2022, the current batch has only recently appeared.
Since 2022, China has developed landing barges that can be built in months, providing a key capability to connect nearly any ship to the shore.

Over the past month, President-elect Donald Trump has proposed annexing Greenland, admitting Canada to the American union, and reassuming control of the Panama Canal. To some, these proposals are jarring or confusing, and the left-wing media is only too happy to frame Trump — per usual — as a power-hungry, wannabe dictator. To find the truth, we must dig deeper.
When Donald Trump takes the oath of office on January 20, he will inherit a more dangerous world than he did in 2017. Not only are America’s adversaries more aggressive, but President Joe Biden has retreated from many of Trump’s foreign policy successes, leaving America weaker on the world stage.

Elijah was one of the greatest prophets in Judeo-Christian Scripture. He arrived in Biblical history during the reign of Ahab (874-853 BC) over the northern Kingdom of Israel, which had split from the Kingdom of Judah after the death of Solomon in 930 BC. Ahab, whose capital was in Samaria, was the seventh king of Israel and is described in 1 Kings 16: 30-33 as being by far the most wicked and ungodly of the seven.
“Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him.He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.”

(Note: Parts #1 to #16 of “Civilization’s Interregnum” can be read by logging on to <timesexaminer.com>, and then clicking on my name on our Home Page, under “Local Columnists”. Scroll down the lists to Part #1, published on Aug. 5, 2023, or to whatever part you want to access, to read the entire series to date).
“Word soon spread up and down the river that Andria village had actually attacked an Enforcer installation and had killed all 98 of the enemy in it. We all knew that this bold action would put Andria on the Overmasters’ short ‘kill list’, for they were well known for the retribution they always practiced on individuals, clans, or in this case an entire village—who dared to defy them. Two days later the Lees met with the entire village, men, women, older teens, to discuss our possibilities and course of action. Some families were so terrified of Enforcer revenge that they loaded what they could on their horse carts and left Andria quickly. A few families decided to retreat deep into the forest in hopes of hiding from the Enforcers for an extended time. But most of us, numbering about 700 people, decided by open vote to stay and fight our enemies, even though we knew there was little chance that we could continue to resist them for long.
On January 20th, at 12 noon, Sunrise in America shall appear. It has been four very long, very disastrous and very costly years we have come through. By God's Grace, America is given another chance to return to the principles which founded this exceptional nation. We have never been a perfect nation, not even from our inception. But we have been an exceptional nation given our founding doctrines and principles by our founders were given to them by God, and those Judeo-Christian principles are written for all to see in our founding doctrines. Our Declaration of Independence, in large measure, was taken from the Books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy in the Bible.
Evolutionists claim what is called atavism as evidence for universal common descent. However, the designation often presupposes universal common descent. For example, in our investigation of it, see previous articles, we have seen several cases where these features are more likely than not simply birth defects or genetic defects. Furthermore, in cases where they may actually qualify as atavisms only qualify as evidence for universal common descent if it is assumed.

Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student when she was murdered while jogging on campus at the University of Georgia by José Antonio Ibarra, an illegal Venezuelan immigrant. Despite being apprehended while illegally entering the U.S., Ibarra was released into our nation. Ms. Riley’s murder wasn’t his first — or even his second — offense, though.
In three months, he was arrested for violence toward a minor, shoplifting, driving under the influence, driving without a license, and failure to appear in court. The murder occurred just two months after these various arrests.
A federal court put the final nail in the coffin of the Biden Administration’s attempt to radically redefine “sex” on January 9, 2025, when it struck down the Title IX regulations proposed by the outgoing Department of Education.
“This is a clear victory for students, parents, teachers, and the First Amendment,” said Eagle Forum President Kris Ullman. “We are grateful that the Court recognized that by redefining ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity,’ the Biden Administration had overstepped its authority and gutted the original meaning of the statute. Now all schools must return protections to women and girls in athletics and academics. Students and teachers will no longer face discrimination charges for the fake crime of ‘using the wrong pronouns.’ Our daughters can once again be guaranteed privacy in bathrooms and locker rooms. Parents no longer can be told that federal law prevents them from knowing if schools are secretly fostering their children’s ‘transition.’”

Members of the South Carolina General Assembly are attempting to pass a resolution to rescind every live application to Congress calling for a convention to propose amendments, under Article V of the Constitution, otherwise known as a federal constitutional convention (Con-Con).
House Joint Resolution 3395 (H.3395) is sponsored by Representative Steven Long (R-Spartanburg) and three other representatives. If enacted, it would rescind every live, or extant, application by the General Assembly for an Article V constitutional convention. H.3395 declares:

The calendar may have changed, but 2025 is picking up right where last year left off in the battle against corporate wokeness. In the biggest shocker since Walmart, fast-food icon McDonald’s announced that after years of force-feeding DEI to shareholders and customers, political neutrality is back on the menu.
For activists, the news is even more astonishing since the Golden Arches had a perfect 100% score on LGBT activism from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) just last year. But, like so many boardrooms before it, McDonald’s decided to surrender before Robby Starbuck even declared war. In a letter made public Monday, the hamburger chain announced to their owner/operators, employees, and suppliers that this new year meant turning a new leaf on diversity. Although they declare their steadfast commitment to “inclusion,” Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski, along with McDonald’s top leaders, spent the final half of the letter explaining that they’ve identified practices that they intend to “modify,” including:

Greenville County Council has ushered in a new era of leadership with the election of Benton Blount as Chairman and Rick Bradley as Vice Chairman. Blount, representing District 19, was unanimously elected by his fellow council members. He has expressed a strong desire to unite the council and focus on reviewing the county's budget to find ways to save. Blount also aims to tackle planning and development issues, emphasizing the need to guide development in a way that aligns with the desires of the citizens rather than developers.
The link below will take you to my speaking before an audience of approximately 750 people at the Faith, Freedom and Fight gathering on May 22nd, 2021. I know, I know...almost four years ago. What!? I am sending this because I want you to hear two things that are as genuine today as on that day I spoke. I read a letter given to President Trump from a very well-known individual, and as I said to the audience, you will know this person once I mention the name. The second item is critical for this day and time as when I spoke then, and maybe even more timely.

(Worthy News) – Israel is committed to preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding in Lebanon and has stated that the Israel Defense Forces will remain in place until Hezbollah is fully dismantled, according to Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi, founder and chairman of HaBithonistim.
Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi emphasized that Israel is relying solely on itself to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding in Lebanon, stating, “Israel is not counting on anybody; Israel is counting on Israel.”
Speaking to ILTV, he explained that while efforts such as deploying the Lebanese army or dismantling Hezbollah positions would be welcomed, they are considered a bonus rather than a necessity.
An essay appeared recently in The Wall Street Journal under the headline "What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up?"
Behavior that has always been understood to define what it means to be an adult is disappearing among America's younger generations.
Institutions always seen as the sinews that define and hold together a society -- homeownership, marriage, children -- no longer can be taken for granted.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two of the country’s leading African-American pro-lifers, a Doctor/Religious Sister, and an abortion and trauma survivor who now spreads hope will headline the 21st Annual Walk for Life West Coast this year as prolife women, men and children once again rally and Walk for Life in San Francisco on Saturday, January 25, beginning at 12:30PM.
“Twenty-one years ago, we didn’t know what to expect,” said Eva Muntean, co-chair and one of the founders of the Walk for Life West Coast. “Well, what we found was that people of all races, ages, and religions were just looking for an opportunity to choose life! We were amazed by the turnout that first year, and we have grown ever since. Now we fill Civic Center Plaza and the Walk extends for more than a mile of wall-to-wall people as we walk down Market Street!”
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